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J. F. WALTER.

MOP WRINGER.

No. 297,040. I Patented Apr. 15, 1884.

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JAMES F. IVALTER, OF XVATERLOO, IO'WA, ASSIGNOR TO A. D. ELLIS, OF

SAME PLACE.

MOP-WRINGER..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 297,040, dated April15, 188%.

Application filed October 11, 1883. (No model) I To aZZ w/wm, it mayconcern.-

Be it known that I, James F. WALTER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Waterloo, in the county of Black Hawk and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Wringers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmopwringers, and it belongs to that class which are designed to be usedin connection with a pail, tub, sink, or other receptacle for receivingthe suds or water; and it consists in the construction and combinationof the parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective View; Fig. 2,a plan view, and Fig. 3 a sectional View taken through the line 00 m ofFig. 2.

In the drawings, A represents the rear portion of my improved mop orcloth wringer,

which portion is made of a single piece of metal, and is provided atitsrear with downwardlyprojecting arms a a, which are inclined slightlyinward, so as to conform to the configuration of a bucket or pail, whichis usually inclined. In front of these downwardlyprojecting arms a a aretwo downwardly-projecting portions, a, the inner faces of the portionsbeing parallel, or, if desirable, slightly wedge-shaped, while the upperportions are rounded to receive the edge of the bucket. One of thesedownwardly-projecting portions a is provided with a smooth face, asshown in Fig. 3, and the upper and lower portions of the oppositeportions are provided with outwardly-projecting ears I), which areperforated for the reception of a pintle, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth. One of the rear arms a is provided with a thumb-screwnear its lower end, so that the casting A may be securely attached tothe rim of the bucket or pail, and when this casting is attached theupper part of the same will be substantially horizontal with the rim ofthe bucket, while the connecting portion at the central part of thecasting will incline from its upper edge downwardly toward the side ofthe pail. To this casting is pivoted, by means of the pintle b, thecasting B, which also consists of a single piece. From the eye of thiscasting c is a projecting portion, 0', which, when the casting 13 isopened, will abut against the portion a which is provided with the earsb, thus pre venting the same from being turned entirely back. The mainportion of this casting B is curved, as shown, and tapers from its upperto its lower edge, and the end opposite the eye is also curved inwardlythroughout its whole vertical length. The lower portion of the hook thusformed, and indicated by the letter O, iscurved upward, as shown at d inFig. 3 of the accompanying drawings.

From the foregoing description the construction and arrangement of theparts of my invention will be fully understood, and I will now proceedto describe its operation: The casting A being first attached to the rimof a bucket and secured thereto by the thumbscrew, the part B may beswung horizontally upon thepintle, so as to open or close the same, andwhen the same is opened the mop may be inserted, and by turning ortwisting the cloth will be caused to engage with the hooked portion, andwill draw the same inwardly toward the portion attached to the pail. Themop or clotlris then withdrawnvertically, and, the

parts being tapered, the bottom of the casting will force the water fromthe mop, as will be readily understood by all conversant with suchmatters without a further explicit description.

It will be seen by reference to the drawings that the parts againstwhich the mop comes in contact being tapered will cause the water to beforced from the mop at the lower edge, so that it will not be liable torun upon the floor, but will be led back into the bucket; also, thatthere are no projecting hooks, which would engage with the mop, so as totear the cloth or render the withdrawing of the same difficult, and thecurved portion of the hook G will only press upon the cloth, and willallow the easy withdrawal of the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, the inopwringer herein described,consisting of the castings A and B, hinged to each other, the casting Abeing provided with means for attachment to the rim of a bucket, and thecurved tapering casting 13 provided at its free end with a hook portion,0, having an upwardlyinolined lower edge, substantially as set forth.

2. The improved inop-wringer herein described, consisting of the portionA, having downwardly-proj ecting arms a a and proj ecting ears I) I),through which passes a connecting-pintle, and the casting B, taperedfrom its upper edge downwardly, and provided with an eye, 0, having astop, a, formed thereon, and at its opposite end an inwardly-curvedportion, 0, having its lower end beveled upwardly, substantially asdescribed and shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES F. XVALTER.

Witnesses:

SANFORD WnLLs, GEO. H. LUFKIN.

